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Bullet-proof baskets

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Hanging baskets can provide many months of fabulous colour and interest if you have the time and patience to keep them looking their best. When deciding on what to plant in a hanging basket it…

How to improve your soil

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Nearly all soils can be improved with the addition of well-rotted organic matter, such as farmyard manure or garden compost. On light, sandy soils, the organic matter acts like a sponge – improving its moisture-holding…

Plants for hot spots

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If you are lucky enough to have a sunny garden, you will probably have one or two spots where the soil is so hot and dry that most plants struggle to thrive. Take advantage of…

Try vertical gardening

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If you have a small garden or your plot is surrounded by walls and fences, growing vertically is a great way of increasing the available space for plants while helping to camouflage large expanses of…

Create an easy-care lawn

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A well-kept lawn, complete with regulation stripes, makes a fabulous centrepiece in any garden. The perfect focal point that not only looks good all year round, but is welcoming and functional too. To keep a…

Feed birds this winter

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There are many stylish and innovative bird tables and feeders now available so you can turn the garden outside your kitchen window or patio doors into a nature-lover’s entertainment centre. If you start feeding, you…

Set up your greenhouse

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If you intend to make early sowings or get tender plants off to an early start, set up your greenhouse in advance to check that the heater is working well and there are no gaps in…

Pruning vines

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Now that indoor vines are fully dormant it is an ideal time to prune them. If you wait any longer the sap will be rising and pruning cuts will bleed. Vines are one of the few fruiting plants that need to be…

How to grow new potatoes

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Everyone should have a go at growing potatoes at least once. It is easy and rewarding and doesn’t cost very much. It is a myth that you need a big garden, since you can grow…

Choosing a lawnmower

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There are hundreds of different designs, makes and models of mower available, so deciding which one to choose can be a bewildering process. Mowers can be hand-propelled, electric, battery powered or petrol. Most are wheeled,…

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